The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our health, economies and societies has stimulated much discussion around what can be done to ‘build back better’ and what a ’new normal’ might look like. For the second in our Deeper Thinking webinar series, we invited nine speakers from diverse sectors, communities and generations to [...]
“Dwelling is not primarily inhabiting but taking care of and creating that space within which something comes into its own and flourishes.” - Martin Heidegger We want nature conservation to become mainstream. By fostering an understanding of our impact on the natural world, the scale and causes of biodiversity loss, and how this [...]
The Role of Culture in Getting Us Into, and Out of, the Environmental Crisis We Face The first event in the Synchronicity Earth Deeper Thinking Series was so popular, we had to find a bigger venue. This was enormously encouraging, suggesting to us that our (small) community is ready to dig deep. [...]
On Tuesday, October 10th, we welcomed two inspiring speakers to our event Beyond the Horizon to tell us some of the untold stories of the high and deep seas. These vast regions constitute almost two-thirds of the surface area of the ocean and 90% of our planet’s marine environment but remain, for the most [...]
Biophilia - n. an appreciation of life and the living world; n. an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt universally by humankind. In 2014 Synchronicity Earth launched its Biophilia campaign to mark 50 years of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Since scientists first started documenting the state of all [...]
On 7th October Synchronicity Earth organised a screening of ‘Virunga’ at the Electric Cinema in London in conjunction with Global Witness. Virunga, in the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC), is Africa’s oldest and most biodiverse national park. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is home to Mountain Gorillas, Grauers Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Okapi and Elephants, supporting [...]
On Saturday 26th October, Synchronicity Earth hosted a magical evening at London’s Whitechapel Gallery. Called “What on Earth?” the event created a space for guests to consider what we’re doing to our planet and how we can change. The evening began with a stunning and arresting visual narrative by Mattias Klum, award-winning National Geographic [...]
Last Wednesday Synchronicity Earth and Project Ocean joined forces to host a lunch at Selfridges for members of the Environmental Funders Network (EFN), featuring a conversation between Sylvia Earle and Heather Koldewey. Sylvia Earle is regarded as a legend in the marine world with Time Magazine naming her their first ‘Hero for the Planet’. Sylvia was chief scientist at the National [...]